Animal-shears



(No Model.)

W. V. GRUESS.

Animal Shears.

No. 234,250. Patented Nov. 9,1880.

N.FETER8. PNOTO-LITNOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. u C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM V. ORUESS, OF SAN MARCOS, CALIFORNIA.

ANIMAL-SHEARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,250, dated November 9, 1880.

Application filed August 23, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: separate from the handles, and are slipped Be it known that 1, WILLIAM V. OEUEss, onto them and held in place by a screw going of San Marcos, county of San Luis Obispo, through the socket and handle. The shank and State of California, have invented an Imon the blade is then slipped into the socket 5 provement in Sheep-Shears; and I hereby deand heldin position by the set-screw, as shown.

1 clare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- In some cases I have found it more desiraact description thereof, reference being had to blelto form the sockets E with the blades inthe accompanying drawings. stead-of attaching them to the shanks. The

My invention relates to an improvement in shanks D are thus formed upon the handles,

1o sheep-shears; and it consists in so arranging as shown at Fig. 3.

the spring which keeps the cutting blades The springF is made in the usual form used l apart so that the said spring is made removain sheep-shears; but the two ends which are ble, and springs of greater or less strength ordinarily riveted to the handles have sockets :5 more fully described in the accompanying suitable size to slide over the handles, as drawings and specification, in which-- shown. By this means, in case a stififer or Figure 1 is a view of my device, and Fig. 2 weaker spring is desired, one may be removed shows the details of construction. Fig. 3 and another substituted.

20 In theordinarytsheep-shears the blades form may be used to suit different operators, and part of the handles, which are connected by a the blades may be removed and others subbow, and as frequent grinding is necessary stituted immediately, obviating the necessity the blades soon become worn down, when the of keeping a great many pairs of shears on may be used to suit different operators, as is G formed on or attached to them, which are of 5 shows another method of fastening the blades. By this means springs of varying strengths 6o tool is no longer serviceable. The spring hand. Moreover the handles may beused for 25 which serves to keep the blades and handles an indefinite length of time, difi'erent blades separated, except when closed by the operabeing used as occasion requires.

" tor, also forms part of or is fixedly attached Having thus described my invention, what to the handle, and as some operators prefer a I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letstrouger or weaker spring, they cannot always ters Patent, is-

0 be suited. Moreover, as the blades wear down The spring F, fitted to operate between the by frequent grinding, the spring has to be handles,in combination with theslidingsleeves w more firmly compressed in order to make the G G and handles A A, whereby the spring A blades cut. may be adjusted or changed, substantially as In the drawings, Arepresents the handles, herein described.

5 B the bow, and C the removable blades, as In witness whereof I have hereunto set my shown in Fig. 1. These removable blades hand and seal.

have a small shank D farmed at their upper a ends, which fits intb the socket E, formed at \VILLIAM (JRUEbS' 'i the lower end of the handles, and a set-screw, Witnesses: 40 e, retains the handles in place or admits of I. B. DAVIS, their removal. The sockets E are also made B. DAVIS. 

